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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable'
1 week ago - US President Donald Trump has asked for at least $100bn (£75bn) in oil industry spending for Venezuela, but received a lukewarm response at the White House as one executive warned the South American country was currently "uninvestable".
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable' : LeopardsAteMyFace
Taking Venezuela’s Oil Isn’t the Win Trump Claims
This guy brags about sexually assaulting women, he doesn't know how to attain anything without force and violence. And all the people who think it's strength are left behind sacks who've never really worked a day in their life. More on reddit.com
Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela
There is a reason why President Trump's methods will never work in America. Take the blanket tariffs as an example. What company is going to spend hundreds of millions or billions of dollars re-shoring factories to the United States when the next president can just wipe out everything Trump does through executive action? Strength in governing in the United States isn't ruling by fiat, it's building consensus, making deals with the other side, and securing majority votes in congress to pass long lasting legislation. More on reddit.com
Trump Says Venezuela to Purchase US Goods With Oil Deal Revenue
How is the continued distribution of goods and services across the population to be managed from an aircraft carrier? If you want to re-engineer governance through a country and have billions invested in complicated infrastructure, that will necessitate a lot of foreign expertise and workers on the ground. There's a lot of talk about revenue 2 years down the track, but who is running the economy today? Are ppl getting paid? Is there law and order, distribution of food, etc? More on reddit.com
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Trump says Venezuela will be 'turning over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to US
Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday: "I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America.
Published 1 week ago
NYTimes
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Will the U.S. Inherit Venezuela’s Oil Curse? - The New York Times
3 days ago - And while it is uncertain how this would happen with no American occupying force — Trump has said he wants to govern the country through the threat of military action alone — it is clear that Trump wants a near-personal control of Venezuela’s oil, the world’s largest proven reserves of petroleum.
Fox News
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Trump signs order to protect Venezuela oil revenue held in US accounts
President Donald Trump signed an executive order blocking courts from seizing Venezuelan oil revenues in U.S. Treasury accounts, citing national security concerns and policy.
Published 1 week ago
CNN
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Live updates: US seizes Russian-flagged tanker and a second Venezuela-linked ship | CNN
Trump said in a separate social media post today that Venezuela will be purchasing “ONLY American Made Products” with the proceeds coming from the oil deal between the two countries, without providing additional information on the mechanisms ...
Published 3 days ago
Cato Institute
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Trump's “I'll Control the Money” Venezuela Oil Claim
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Fox Business
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Trump promises billions for Venezuela, but US oil giants stay silent | Fox Business
Trump announces plans for U.S. energy companies to return to Venezuela and rebuild its oil infrastructure, targeting the world's largest oil reserves.
Published 2 weeks ago